A history of submarines: from U-boat to Dreadnought
From U-boats to dreadnought, submarines have changed dramatically since the vessels’ rise to infamy in the First World War. Harry…
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You can teach an old ship new tricks: on-board the HMS Argyll
The Type 23 may not be the most modern class in the UK Royal Navy’s arsenal, but it is the…
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Explainer: The Royal Navy’s role in the Persian Gulf
The Gulf region has become a flashpoint with Iranian forces threatening western vessels travelling through the narrow Strait of Hormuz.…
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The First Sea Lord’s five priorities for the Royal Navy
At DSEI the Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin outlined his plans for the future of British maritime…
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Key takeaways from DSEI’s Maritime Capability Conference
The conferences at this year’s DSEI offered insights into focus areas for the British Armed Forces and the UK’s plans…
ByUnlikely spies: using marine organisms as underwater sensors
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is exploring how it can incorporate marine life into systems that monitor…
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Dstl’s Intelligent Ship and the future of the Royal Navy
The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has launched a £1m competition known as Intelligent Ship – the Next…
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Orca XLUUV: Boeing’s whale of an unmanned sub
The US Navy has awarded Boeing contracts worth a total of $274.4m to produce five Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea…